PlayStation is reportedly trying to improve its relationships with indie devs

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Sony is apparently gathering feedback from development partners

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PlayStation is reportedly trying to repair its relationship with indie publishers and developers.

IGN claims to have obtained an internal Sony/PlayStation document entitled "2021 Global Partner Survey Results." This document obtains feedback from a number of Sony's development and publishing partners, and identifies areas that the company could improve upon.

Now, around half a year later, Sony is seemingly trying to improve on those issues, with the aforementioned report pledging to improve communication channels as well as providing indie devs with "better game sales, engagement, and promotion analytics", as well as modernizing systems to help indies.

Although it's not entirely clear if there's a timeline within the company itself for getting these planned improvements off the ground - although IGN has spoken with developers who claim they have already noticed an improvement in support times -  it's still nonetheless a positive sign that one of the biggest companies in the games industry is actively looking to improve a number of key areas for a wide swathe of its publishing and development partners.

Check out our full upcoming PS5 games guide for a full look over all the games scheduled to arrive on Sony's new-gen console over the next year or so.

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer
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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.